| Pagine: < [1 2] | Poll: How many times have you asked for an extended deadline? Iniziatore argomento: ProZ.com Staff
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C. Mouton 
Francia
Local time: 01:45
Membro (2007)
Da Inglese a Francese
I tend to receive several jobs at a time for the same specific client.
They very often send me job-B when I am in the middle of job-A, and say that job-B has first priority... obviously, I have to ask for an extended dealine for job-A!!
It's very usual and works for both them and me.
| | | | Amandine Added
Regno Unito
Local time: 00:45
Membro (2010)
Da Inglese a Francese
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| To this day not once | Mar 9, 2011 |
To this day not once, but I'm quite new to this business. I always pay careful attention to deadlines and when a same client comes to me with several projects, I always try to discuss the deadline or to organize it. But as soon as I think I will not make it I always says so and give a manageable deadline.
So I sometimes says no to a job but I tink it is more professional to say no than to deliver a poor job.... But I am really sure it will happen sooner or later as I work alone so I imag... See more To this day not once, but I'm quite new to this business. I always pay careful attention to deadlines and when a same client comes to me with several projects, I always try to discuss the deadline or to organize it. But as soon as I think I will not make it I always says so and give a manageable deadline.
So I sometimes says no to a job but I tink it is more professional to say no than to deliver a poor job.... But I am really sure it will happen sooner or later as I work alone so I imagine contingence is unavoidable.... ▲ Collapse
| | | | Sheila Wilson
Spagna
Local time: 00:45
Membro (2007)
Inglese
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| Whose deadline? | Mar 9, 2011 |
So far, accidents, illnesses and deaths have fitted in with my schedules but I'm sure I can't guarantee that in the future. As for missing deadlines due to too much work etc, I think that should normally be avoidable although not necessarily at all comfortable.
I was an hour late once when I thought I'd delivered on time - MY time rather than the client's time! And I did think I'd missed a deadline once but the clie... See more So far, accidents, illnesses and deaths have fitted in with my schedules but I'm sure I can't guarantee that in the future. As for missing deadlines due to too much work etc, I think that should normally be avoidable although not necessarily at all comfortable.
I was an hour late once when I thought I'd delivered on time - MY time rather than the client's time! And I did think I'd missed a deadline once but the client was perfectly happy with 7.30 pm being before close of business - I assume he was as overworked as I was! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ahmet Murati
Germania
Local time: 01:45
Da Inglese a Albanese
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I mixed the time difference with the client.
Currently I working in a big project so I am not accepting any job offers
I am translating books now so no time to small projects
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Terejimenez
Local time: 18:45
Da Inglese a Spagnolo
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In memoriam | Never after accepting the job | Mar 9, 2011 |
I negotiate extension of deadlines before taking the jobs.
| | | | | Force majeure - ou bien mineure ;) | Mar 9, 2011 |
If I have to, say, take my kid to the doctor unexpectedly, which has happened more than once this year, them's the breaks. Clients who are worth my sweat have already factored a certain wiggle room into the process on their end... so it's usually if not always manageable. And for direct clients? Even easier. They know I'm not trifling with them, and that when I do deliver, it won't require reworking on their end, so we both win.
Stephanie
| | | | Mara Ballarini
Australia
Local time: 09:45
Membro (2006)
Da Inglese a Italiano
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| None after agreeing on it | Mar 9, 2011 |
maryblack wrote:
I often refuse a job or negotiate a deadline before beginning because it seems unreasonable to me, but once I've start a job I don't believe I've ever missed a deadline.
Same here
| | | | Tanya Toneva
Bulgaria
Local time: 02:45
Membro (2011)
Da Inglese a Bulgaro
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| Not once so far... | Mar 14, 2011 |
Terejimenez wrote:
I negotiate extension of deadlines before taking the jobs.
Same here - any negotiation takes place before accepting the job. Once I've started working on a project, I stick to the agreed deadline and even - where possible, of course - try to deliver early.
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